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Plaid is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Network Health team, which protects the Plaid network from fraud and abuse by building robust, intelligent risk platforms and services. You will lead a growing, deeply technical team responsible for risk engineering across all Plaid products and applications.
In this role, you will set long-term strategy and roadmap, translate fraud scenarios and business requirements into technical priorities, and drive execution with a high technical bar. You will manage and develop a team of 5 engineers and 2 embedded data scientists through clear goal setting, coaching, and feedback. You'll partner closely with technical and product leaders across Plaid to drive the Network Health strategy, uphold high standards for technical quality and delivery velocity, and work hands-on with data to identify trends and opportunities. This is a high-agency leadership position suited to someone who thrives in ambiguity while remaining close to the technical work.
Plaid powers financial connectivity for millions of users across thousands of companies including Venmo, SoFi, Fortune 500 companies, and major banks. The company's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. Founded in 2013, Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of industry experience, including time as a Staff-level engineer before transitioning into management
- 2+ years of engineering management experience
- Track record of setting strategy and executing against roadmaps in ambiguous environments while navigating business, product, and technical tradeoffs
- Deep technical judgment in backend and data-intensive systems, with ability to engage directly in architecture, system design, coding, and data analysis
- Experience in risk engineering, fraud detection, abuse prevention, trust and safety, or related domain
- Track record of building and growing high-performing engineering teams
